Orange Zest Soap
If you love invigorating, fresh scents, you have to make a batch of this Orange Zest Soap! It’s so easy and is ready to use in under an hour.
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The melt and pour soap bases are awesome that way! It’s literally microwaving to melt the base and then adding in your ingredients. Use any silicone mold you have on hand. Give them as gifts or keep them for use in your home. I did both!
The orange zest will also give your soap a pretty colour. I had some soap dye on hand just in case, but was happy to see it transform into the perfect shade.
This is the kind of soap you want to use for your morning shower when you are just rolling out of bed. I find orange helps to wake me up and makes me want to start my day.
Ingredients
- clear glycerine melt and pour soap
- orange essential oil
- zest of one orange
Now when I see oranges on sale at the grocery store, I’ll have to buy extras so I can make more of this soap. I gave some to my sister and she loved it. She has requested a couple more bars when I make more.
Because this soap uses fresh ingredients (ie. the zest), I would use it right away. Don’t leave it sitting around for months! I have other soap recipes you can do that with, but this one put it in your bathroom right away to be enjoyed by your family.
I’ve created lemon zest soap and now orange zest soap. Maybe I’ll do lime next! Might as well continue on with the rest of the citrus fruit family, right?
Are you a fan of the citrus scents?
Orange Zest Soap
Ingredients
- 12 cubes clear glycerine melt and pour soap
- 20 drops orange essential oil
- zest of one orange
Instructions
- In a microwaveable bowl, add your cubes of glycerine soap. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Microwave an additional 10 seconds and check to see if it’s melted. Repeat for another 10 seconds until it’s melted. Stir.
- Add in drops of orange essential oil and orange zest and stir. Carefully pour into soap mold. Let sit for 40 minutes to an hour before attempting to remove it.
- To remove, carefully push on the bottom of the mold until the soap releases.
Equipment
- Bowl
- silicone soap mold
- Spoon
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Thank you so very much for sharing this. I’ve been recently experimenting with soap and trying to keep my ingredients : color, exfoliats, all natural. Being impatient, I poured before I reached lol. Now as i sit here waiting for it to cure, it dawned on me maybe I shouldn’t have used fresh orange zest. So relieved to read your post:)
This is beautiful and uplifting!
What if you don’t owe a microwave, can I melt it au bain marie?
I mean of course I don’t own a microwave
Thanks for the idea! I’m making them for a baby shower I’m hosting. I dehydrated orange slices and placed them in each mold in addition to adding zest to the mixture. I’m anxiously waiting to unmold them and see how they turned out.
oh Stacie! So obviously the amazing equivalent to lemon zest soap is orange zest soap – love it! Thanks for sharing this at #HappinessIsHomemade this week, I’ve gotta try this!!!!
I bet these soaps smell so fresh and summery! They are pretty too…almost like jewels! Thanks for linking up to Dishing it! and Digging It!
These are so pretty and colorful for spring. You have definitely planted a seed in me wanting to do this especially since it is so simple, which I would have never thought possible. Thanks for sharing this.
This looks like a refreshing bar to wake up to! I love this idea. The Healthy Living Link Party opens up at 8 pm on Wednesday and I’d love to have you share this there. Thanks! Blessings, Leigh
I would make this just to look at it and smell it evertime I see it☺
What a great idea, I bet it smells amazing. Thanks for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
I bet this smells AMAZING! 🙂 YUM!
I would love for you to share this at my Facebook Group for Recipes, Crafts, and Tips and Tricks!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
You are 100% correct about orange scent waking you up in the morning! Very helpful post for beginner soap makers!
I would love it if you would share this post on my weekly link-up : )
http://www.twentysomethinginthe2010s.com/peace-love-linkup-002/
I’m liking how this soap looks! I bet the orange zest adds such a wonderfully refreshing scent, and the color looks so happy. 🙂
I love melt and pour bases. I used a goats milk one for Christmas presents this year. It was so quick and easy. I’ll have to try this next! Great post.
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They look so beautiful! I’m sure they smell amazing too!
I’ve always wanted to make my own soap. I bet this scent is heavenly!
Sounds amazing, I am sure it smells that way too! Something I would love the smell of and my house, I use to buy tko as cleaner and to smell up the house but it’s no longer available, sad
These look and sound delightful, though I must admit, first off I read soup and not soap, which caught my interest as you can no doubt imagine 🙂
Cool – I’ve never made soap before and I just might give this a try!